That’s all well and good if it comes up on Final Jeopardy, but you need some torque to go with that speed. I set up a variety of test cuts for the M18 Fuel table saw: 3/4″ OSB, 2x untreated pine, and 2x pressure treated pine. I initially took more time than usual to let the saw keep up. It was quickly evident that I didn’t need to.

Cons: Slow and difficult cutting; wiggly design robs the saw of power and precision; difficult to change blade – have to bend blade against plastic upper guard

Yes. All good. And then coming back to Kenneth’s question there about 2 major shareholders being your competitors. Could you comment somewhat on the overlap between — or grade maybe of the overlaps between WABCO and Knorr. Is there any difference there? I mean your overlapping business.

7 Finally it is the truck I want. Mid size is not for everyone nor is full size for everyone. Buy the truck that fits your needs and what you like. If you buy what you like and want then you got what is best for you.

The DeWalt, EGO, Greenworks Digi Pro, and Oregon saws are all tool-free. All work well enough, but the slender tensioning dial on the EGO is more difficult to adjust than the larger knobs of the others, especially with gloves on.

“Some of the acquisitions that we have made certainly have work that would be a better fit on a panel bender. Eventually we might bring some of that work to our main plant, and then I suspect that we may buy another panel bender for another facility,” Smith said.

Most significant, the end plates themselves rarely need straightening. “Operators bring the plate to the straightening press only once in a blue moon now,” Koch said, adding that “they’re now able to get far more than 90 percent of the products off the cell without having to straighten them.”

Soon, you will be able to outfit the core of your shop with Skilsaw tools. They are bringing it! Their top-end portable table saw is a wonder at a great price.

Of course, the machine itself has its own set of variables. One of the most significant and unavoidable issues for the press brake is that its frames deflect or deform under load. This occurs because the power flow of a press brake is typically produced at the ends of the bed while we generally do our forming in the center. This causes plenty of deflection in the bed and ram, where the forming is taking place. The deflection is amplified by the flexing back of the side frames under load, a phenomenon known as yaw. When you change the material yield strength or thickness, the deflection will increase or decrease accordingly.

Price is one factor. It might be hard to justify the considerable expense for a seldom-used tool. But if you’re already invested in a cordless tool platform, system compatibility is likely of more concern. The reader who has already invested in a ton of tools, batteries, and chargers from XYZ brand is probably reading with keen interest in how the XYZ saw performed. If it is good enough, that’s probably going to be the one he buys, regardless of its exact placement in the ratings. This is one reason we comprehensively test and evaluate all of the models in the shootout. We don’t do eliminations which focus the most attention solely on the highest performing tools, which are oftentimes the highest priced, too.

How much the Civic Type R TCR shares with the road car is uncertain. Is it a silhouette racer with a bespoke race engine, or was it adapted from the production car? The Drive reached out to HPD for extra info on the car, and we’ll update when we receive its response.

With the dropper down you can slide back over the rear wheel more easily and brake from the handlebar drops which increases your feeling of control on steep drops. There is no denying this makes descents addictively fast and fun.